‘Do I need to take down my bird feeder?’ and other questions about bird flu in Mass.
Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted throughout a Boston Globe article answering common questions about avian influenza.
Infectious Disease
What to know about bird flu cases in CT flocks
Professor Jonathan Runstadler comments in CT NPR on avian influenza cases in the Northeast, citing low risk for human-human transmission
Tufts Professor Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Charles Shoemaker develops immunotherapeutics for a wide range of diseases in animals and people
Large-Scale Study Will Seek to Unearth Causes of Persistent Symptoms of Lyme Disease
$20 million NIH grant will support a team led by Tufts University School of Medicine researchers to enroll one of the U.S.’s largest prospective studies of Lyme disease patients
'Never going to be a good tick season,' expert says. What to know to protect yourself
Professor Sam Telford is quoted in The Patriot Ledger about predictions for the upcoming tick season.
Expect 'a huge emergence' of mosquitoes this May. What to know
Professor Sam Telford is quoted in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette about predictions for the upcoming mosquito season.
It’s not just climate change driving ticks into your backyard
Professor Sam Telford joins an All Things Considered segment to discuss the upcoming tick and mosquito season.
Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu
Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted throughout this FactCheck.org piece examining the spread of avian influenza to dairy cows.
Lone Star Tick: 4 Dangers for Dogs
Associate clinical professor Michael Stone is quoted throughout this GreatPetCare article on lone star ticks and their potential dangers for dogs.